Egypt has put forward a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes have killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the past 24 hours.

We received a new offer from the mediators two days ago and we agreed to it and we hope that the occupation will not disrupt it.”Separately, the Israel Defense Forces said it had begun conducting ground operations in the al Janina area of Rafah “in order to expand the security zone in southern Gaza.

Early in the week, an Egyptian official described the proposal to The Associated Press, saying Hamas would release five living hostages, including an American-Israeli , from Gaza